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Ch. 3 Flashcards

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neurons

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fundamental units of the brain and nervous system

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nucleus (neuron)

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controls the entire neuron

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dendrites ( neuron)

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receives signals from other cells

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cell membrane (neuron)

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protects the cell

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cell body (neuron)

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keeps cell functional

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axon (neuron)

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transfers signals to other cells and organs

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axon terminal (neuron)

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forms junctions with other cells

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neurotransmitter

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chemical messenger of the nervous system

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forebrain

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largest part of brain

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reticular formation (midbrain)

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important in regulating the sleep/wake cycle, arousal,
alertness, and motor activity

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substantia nigra (midbrain)

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where dopamine is produced; involved in control of movement

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ventral tegmental area (midbrain)

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where dopamine is produced; associated with mood, reward, and addiction.

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Medulla ( hindbrain)

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automated processes like breathing, blood pressure, and heart rate

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pons (hindbrain)

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connects the brain and the spinal cord; involved in regulating brain activity during sleep

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cerebellum (hindbrain)

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balance, coordination, movement, and motor skills

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cerebral cortex (forebrain)

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consciousness, thought, emotion, reasoning, language and memory

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4 lobes of cerebral cortex

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POFT: Partial lobe, occipital lobe, frontal lobe, temporal lobe

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frontal lobe

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motor control, emotion, and language

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motor cortex ( frontal)

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strip of cortex involved in planning and coordinating movement

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prefrontal cortex (frontal)

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higher-level cognitive functioning.

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broca’s area (frontal)

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Damage to Broca’s area leads to difficulties producing language, language production

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Parietal lobe

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processing various
sensory and perceptual
information

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somatosensory cortex (paritel)

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processing sensory information from across the body, such as touch, temperature, and pain

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temporal lobe

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hearing, memory, emotion and some aspects of language

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auditory cortex (temporal)

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processing auditory information

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wernicke’s area (temporal)

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speech comprehension, Damage to Wernicke’s area results in difficulty
understanding language

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occipital lobe

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visual processing

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limbic system

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emotion and memory circuit

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amygdala (limbic)

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emotion and tying emotional meaning to our memories, processing fear

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hypothalamus (limbic)

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body temperature,
appetite and blood pressure

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thalamus (limbic)

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relay center of the brain where most senses are routed for processing

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cingulate cortex (limbic)

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linking reward and punishment information

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hippocampus (limbic)

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memory and learning

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Central nervous system (CNS)

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brain and spinal cord

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brain

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left hemisphere VS right hemisphere, connected to spine

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peripheral nervous system (PNS)

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nerves

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somatic (PNS)

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-relays sensory and motor information to and from the CNS

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autonomic (PNS)

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controls our internal organs and glands

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sympathetic ( autonomic)

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dilates pupil, inhibits salivation, increases heart rate

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parasympathetic (autonomic)

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constricts pupil, stimulates salivation, slows heart rate

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EEG

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recording the electrical activity of the brain via electrodes on the scalp

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PET

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showing activity in different parts of the brain, injecting radioactive into the brain

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MRI

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magnetic fields used to produce a
picture of the tissue being imaged

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FMRI

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shows activity in the brain over
time

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